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Dressing for an interview
Submitted by WikiJob on 22 June 2009 - 8:05pm
Think. What do your clothes say about you?
Someone once said that an interviewer knows within the first minute of meeting the candidate whether or not they will be suitable for the vacancy. Whether this is true or not does not matter, because is it really worth the risk? The employer should know immediately that you are taking the interview process seriously and should recognise your effort in wanting to be employed. Dressing in a well-fitting suit tells this to the employer, before any words have even been spoken.
What else should your suit say about you? Are you creative?
WikiJob poll: Is the recession over?
Submitted by WikiJob on 22 June 2009 - 6:20pm
This is the latest post in the WikiJob Poll analysis series. This time I will be looking at WikiJob users' views on whether or not the recession is over, and how that compares with other people's views.
The latest poll asked "Is the recession over?" (with answer options of Yes or No) and as of writing this there have been a pretty credible 262 votes cast.
Audit: The Work
Submitted by WikiJob on 4 June 2009 - 9:12pm
Thanks once again to YP (long term WikiJobber and audit trainee at Big 4 firm) for supplying another great post about working life as a trainee auditor!
Work
[Edit]I've talked about exams and the social life. Now I'll discuss what you'll actually get paid for - work.
Why work
[Edit]Forget the philosophical debate about the reason for work. How else are you going to pay for your moderate lifestyle? More importantly, you need to clock up 450 days (3350 hours) of work experience to qualify as a Chartered Accountant.
Audit: Studying and Exams
Submitted by WikiJob on 16 May 2009 - 12:56pm
Thanks again to YP (long term WikiJobber and audit trainee at Big 4 firm) for supplying another great post about working life as a trainee auditor.
15
[Edit]"15" – a number that you will dwell on as a trainee auditor. It’s the number of exams that need to be passed to get the ACA (Associate Chartered Accountant) qualification. After you qualify, you have the privilege of paying ICAEW (Institute of Accountants for England and Wales) membership fees to have the “ACA” title after your name. Only then will you be a “Chartered Accountant”.
Why do the exams?
[Edit]Life as an Auditor
Submitted by WikiJob on 3 May 2009 - 2:59pm
Many thanks to YP (long term WikiJobber and audit trainee at Big 4 firm) for supplying this great post about working life as an auditor. If you would like to post on the WikiJob blog, just email Ed@WikiJob.co.uk - your contributions are always appreciated!
Audit work is broadly the same for whichever firm you work for. It’s the people that you work with that make the difference. Unfortunately, there’s no way to get a true impression of what your colleagues will be like until you join the firm.
You can get a feel for what your colleagues will be like:
Setting yourself apart from other candidates
Submitted by WikiJob on 28 April 2009 - 9:39am
For the various reasons we're all very aware of, getting a job has become incredibly competitive this year. To get hired, you need to have the edge over other candidates, albeit an internship with a great employer, a fantastic extra skill (e.g. speaking Mandarin), or proven drive and determination (e.g. setting up your own successful company whilst at university). Without the edge, it's going to be a serious struggle to get a foot on the ladder of your career of choice.
WikiJob Poll Analysis: What's the most important factor in choosing a job?
Submitted by WikiJob on 24 April 2009 - 5:51pm
This is this is the first of an ongoing series of fortnightly posts which will analyse the results to the latest poll on WikiJob.
The latest poll looked at what WikiJob users thought was the most important factor to choosing their job, mirroring a previous poll from last year. the latest poll also included an option for 'Job Security' in light of the current jobs climate.
Recession: Marx was right?
Submitted by WikiJob on 27 February 2009 - 11:46am
"Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of their expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credit, until their debt becomes unbearable.
The unpaid debt will lead to bankruptcy of banks, which will have to be nationalised, and the State will have to take the road which will eventually lead to communism"
Karl Marx, Das Kapital, 1867
Fascinating quote. Highly perceptive. Very thought provoking, and quite possibly a great piece of info to bring up at interview!
The Financial Crisis (explained in simple terms)
Submitted by WikiJob on 23 February 2009 - 2:33pm
I found this online today, and thought it was a rather good basic explanation of the current financial crisis:
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The financial crisis explained in simple terms <p> Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Berlin . In order to increase sales, she decides to allow her loyal customers - most of whom are unemployed alcoholics - to drink now but pay later. She keeps track of the drinks consumed on a ledger (thereby granting the customers loans). <p> Word gets around and as a result increasing numbers of customers flood into Heidi’s bar. <p>
WikiJobbers! Please tell your university careers service about us!
Submitted by WikiJob on 20 February 2009 - 5:20pm
Hello!
Thank you so much for continuing to use us, contributing to our wikis and our forums in ever increasing numbers every month!
WikiJob is becoming an amazingly comprehensive and useful resource for anyone looking for a graduate job - and that is simply fantastic!
The more people that use WikiJob, the better the information will become and that's why we need your help!
If you like us, please, please, please, tell your friends, other students and most importantly, your university careers service about us.